2016–17 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2016–17 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Ragin' Cajuns were led by fifth-year head coach Garry Brodhead and played all home games at the Cajundome with a select few at Blackham Coliseum during the Cajundome renovations towards the beginning of the season, the first games played there in thirty years. This is also one of the first years that women's basketball does not play at Earl K. Long Gymnasium , their previous on-campus home, at any time during the season They were members in the Sun Belt Conference . They finished the season 20-11, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Troy by the score of 64-78. They did not compete in any other postseason tournaments.
Previous season
The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2016–17 season 25-10, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish third in the conference. They made it to the 2016 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball semifinal game after defeating UT Arlington in the first round game before losing to Little Rock in the semifinals. They would continue to be invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational for the second time in two years after previously winning the Championship, and would eventually be crowned National Champions again in the WBI after defeating Northwestern State , Stetson , Youngstown State , and Weber State in the First Round, Second Round, Semifinals, and Championship Game, respectively.
Roster
2016–17 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F 1
Kimberly Burton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr Red River HS
Shreveport, LA
G 2
Jasmine Thomas 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Fr North Caddo HS
Vivian, LA
C 3
Breionne Cooper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So West Jefferson HS
New Orleans, LA
G 4
Malachi-Seraphin Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Fr Putnam City North HS
Oklahoma City, OK
G 10
Troi Swain 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Jr McNeil HS Trinity Valley CC
Round Rock, TX
G 11
Jaylyn Gordon 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sr West St. John HS
Edgard, LA
G/F 15
Jodi Quinn 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr St. Thomas More HS
St. Martinville, LA
G/F 20
Brooke Jolivette 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So Kingwood HS North Texas
Houston, TX
F 21
Nekia Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
RS Jr Ozen HS Texas
Beaumont, TX
F 22
Gabby Alexander 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr Bogalusa HS
Bogalusa, LA
F 32
Simone Fields 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Converse Judson HS
San Antonio, TX
C 33
Alex Weeks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Beau Chene HS
Opelousas, LA
F 35
Brittney Myles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Fair Park HS
Shreveport, LA
G/F 42
Danyale Bayonne 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr Pineville HS
Pineville, LA
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/07/2016 *7:00 pm
LSU–Alexandria W 101-55 20 – Gordon
10 – Fields
3 – Thomas
Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016 *2:00 pm
at McNeese State
W 77-70 1-0
28 – Fields
13 – Fields
3 – Thomas
Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, LA
Exhibition
11/19/2016 *2:00 pm
Dillard W 78-52 24 – Fields
7 – Fields
5 – Gordon
Blackham Coliseum (269)Lafayette, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/22/2016 *7:00 pm
vs. No. 1 Notre Dame Homecoming Game for Brianna Turner L 51-91 1-1
16 – Gordon
5 – Team
2 – Swain
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
11/25/2016 *12:00 pm
vs. Southeast Missouri State Southern Miss Invitational W 82-78 OT
2-1
27 – Fields
16 – Fields
4 – Gordon
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
11/26/2016 *4:00 pm
vs. Southern Miss Southern Miss Invitational L 49-71 2-2
21 – Gordon
9 – Fields
3 – Thomas
Reed Green Coliseum (1,169)Hattiesburg, MS
12/01/2016 *5:00 pm
Xavier (LA) W 74-55 3-2
15 – Alexander
9 – Alexander
4 – Gordon
Cajundome Lafayette, LA
12/10/2016 *5:00 pm
Southern-New Orleans W 87-57 4-2
20 – Gordon
12 – Myles
5 – Thomas
Cajundome (981)Lafayette, LA
12/14/2016 *11:00 am
Houston Third-Annual Education Game L 64-69 4-3
20 – Fields
8 – Fields
7 – Thomas
Cajundome (2,203)Lafayette, LA
12/19/2016 *6:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 86-77 5-3
23 – Swain
11 – Alexander
4 – Jones
Cajundome (308)Lafayette, LA
12/22/2016 *7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 80-72 6-3
23 – Swain
9 – Fields
8 – Jones
Cajundome (774)Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2016 6:30 pm
at Little Rock
L 60-64 6-4
16 – Thomas
6 – Thomas
5 – Gordon
Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
12/31/2016 2:30 pm
at Arkansas State
W 80-72 7-4
21 – Gordon
10 – Alexander
6 – Gordon
First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
01/07/2017 5:00 pm
Louisiana-Monroe W 67-57 8-4
25 – Fields
10 – Fields
4 – Gordon
Cajundome (899)Lafayette, LA
01/12/2017 7:00 pm
Georgia State W 72-65 9-4
21 – Thomas
8 – Fields
4 – Thomas
Cajundome (527)Lafayette, LA
01/14/2017 5:00 pm
Georgia Southern W 79-52 10-4
25 – Gordon
12 – Fields
7 – Thomas
Cajundome (886)Lafayette, LA
01/19/2017 7:00 pm
at UT Arlington
L 66-79 10-5
23 – Gordon
6 – Jones
3 – Thomas
College Park Center Arlington, TX
01/21/2017 2:00 pm
at Texas State
L 40-62 10-6
13 – Fields
10 – Fields
2 – Gordon
Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX
01/26/2017 7:00 pm
Arkansas State W 72-60 11-6
21 – Thomas
9 – Burton
5 – Gordon
Cajundome (558)Lafayette, LA
01/28/2017 5:00 pm
Little Rock W 64-28 11-7
29 – Gordon
5 – Fields
2 – Thomas
Cajundome (771)Lafayette, LA
02/02/2017 6:00 pm
at Georgia Southern
L 60-63 11-8
15 – Williams
8 – Burton
6 – Gordon
Hanner Fieldhouse Stateboro, GA
02/04/2017 11:00 am
at Georgia State
W 70-64 12-8
22 – Gordon
7 – Swain
5 – Gordon
GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
02/09/2017 7:00 pm
South Alabama W 62-38 13-8
29 – Gordon
6 – Alexander
2 – Jones
Cajundome (612)Lafayette, LA
02/11/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3
Troy Breast Cancer Awareness Game W 80-72 14-8
24 – Fields
8 – Swain
9 – Gordon
Cajundome (1,024)Lafayette, LA
02/18/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Louisiana-Monroe
W 65-59 15-8
21 – Fields
7 – Jones
5 – Jones
Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
02/23/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Appalachian State
W 68-58 16-8
17 – Swain
7 – Swain
4 – Thomas
Holmes Center Boone, NC
02/25/2017 12:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina
L 68-71 16-9
18 – Gordon
8 – Tied
4 – Swain
HTC Center Conway, SC
03/02/2017 5:00 pm
Texas State W 62-43 17-9
20 – Gordon
5 – Jones
4 – Swain
Cajundome (427)Lafayette, LA
03/04/2017 5:00 pm
UT Arlington L 76-79 17-10
19 – Swain
7 – Fields
4 – Jones
Cajundome (1,284)Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/07/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3
(5)
vs. (12) Louisiana-Monroe First Round W 79-72 18-10
19 – Jones
16 – Fields
6 – Swain
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
03/09/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3
(5)
vs. (4) Texas State Quarterfinals W 66-64 19-10
17 – Gordon
6 – Burton
4 – Thomas
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
03/11/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3
(5)
vs. (1) Little Rock Semifinals W 79-71 20-10
21 – Gordon
8 – Fields
4 – Jones
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
03/12/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3
(5)
vs. (3) Troy Championship L 64-78 20-11
20 – Swain
6 – Jones
5 – Gordon
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
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See also
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